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Scientists have used a synthetic universe to observe how the first galaxies evolved and grew. In fact, it is so close to the real thing that it's tricking some astronomers.

Capcom's new IP is a welcome throwback to simpler action games, but its story and themes are shockingly well-timed and refreshingly optimistic.

The Lyrids are back! Here's where to look and how to spot these shooting stars.

For a few moments on April 6, the four Artemis 2 moon astronauts and the three crewmates aboard China's Tiangong space station were farther away from each other than any humans had ever been.

On Episode 206 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Dr. Brianne Suldovsky of Portland State University to discuss what happens after the discovery of an alien life form.

Look out for earthshine on the crescent moon as it shines near Venus and the 1,000-strong Pleiades star cluster.

SpaceX will launch Europe's life-hunting Rosalind Franklin rover toward Mars in 2028 — but not aboard the company's Starship megarocket.

Blue Origin's huge New Glenn rocket launched into space for the third time ever Sunday morning (April 19) — but, in a first for the company, it soared into orbit powered by a previously flown booster.

Two different ways to tell the same story.

The new moon is the perfect time to spot faint constellations, galaxies and a quartet of planets in the dawn sky.

The size of waves on alien worlds will depend as much on the characteristics of the liquid as well as the gravity.

How do "For All Mankind"'s six decades of space exploration "history" compare with the real thing?

Hubble images never fail to amaze.

The Lyrid meteor shower peak is almost here, and we may be in store for spectacular fireballs and shooting stars.

The Artemis 2 astronauts said they gained a deeper understanding of their Orion capsule during their moon mission —and what they learned bodes well for future Artemis flights.

Artemis 2's groundbreaking space toilet doesn't deserve the bad press it's gotten over the past two weeks, according to mission commander Reid Wiseman.

One of the game's more bizarre features is the ability to stab your way up to the edge of space.

Blue Origin conducted a static fire test today (April 16) with a flight-proven New Glenn booster, paving the way for a planned launch on Sunday morning (April 19).

Fireballs and meteors could be seen anytime the constellation Lyra is above the horizon.

The star is escaping the Large Magellanic Cloud for the Milky Way.

Astroscale's 2027 ISSA-J mission will mark the first attempt to inspect multiple spacecraft across different orbits in a single flight.